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SULKY ROTARY MOLD BOARD PLOW.

No. 800,658. PatentedJune 17,1884.

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SULKY ROTARY MOLD BOARD PLOW No. 300,658. Patented June 17, 1884.

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SULKY ROTARY MOLD BOARD PLOW.

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SAMUEL H. TAYLOR, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

SULKY ROTARY MOLD-BOARD PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,658, dated June 17,1884.

' Application filed March 15, 1884. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Springfield, in the county of Greene and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulky RotaryMold-Board Plows, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in sulky-plows having rotarymold-boards, the object of which is to provide an easy and convenientmeans of managing a plow, and also to provide a plow that will lessenthe draft upon the team, and at the same time do good effective work inany soil, and especially constructed for plowing the sticky loam ofTexas. These objects I attain by means of the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a top or plan view of the entire device. Fig. 2 is a view inelevation with the rims of the wheels removed. Fig. 3 is a detailedview. Fig. 4 is a perspective View 25 from behind.

A A represent wheels having suitable bearings. Those of A are adjustablein height on the perpendicular end I) of the raised axle B by means ofholes b tenon b and pin 1), or other suitable locking device. A support,S, is at tached by a bolt, S or other equivalent device, and extendsupward encircling the vertical axle arm I) by a piece, S, thus firmlyholding the bearing. The raised axle is strengthened by a rod, Q, whichis beneath and attached at each end in the perpendiculars b b, andpasses through a pendent piece, 1?, said piece serving as a support tothe rods H I, thus permitting the elevated axle to be made strong and ofany desired length. 0 is a spring-seat, J a tongue, 0 a plow-beam, D aplowshare, and E a revolving disk or mold-board.

K is a spring-ratchet having a hand-piece, k, through which passes abolt, it having bearings 76 k in the fork of the main lever k. One endof the said bolt is made with a crank, It,

having suitable bearings for a rod, W, said rod,

passing through apiece, 70 and a spiral spring, k, and has a stay-nut orother suitable device, 76 to hold the spring on the rod while the lowerend is made to enter the holes 75 of a piece, 70, which is attached tothe tongue.

passing up over the rolling mold-board,E,

forming a spring-bow, f, and attached at f to the plow-beam. Thespring-bow f gives in case of gravel or other obstacles, and therebyprevents breaking the knife or stopping the mold -'board. I provide aroller or sleeved arm, T, which is attached upon a cross-support, T ofthe bottom of the plow. 7o Said sleeve extends upward and forward in aline with a radius of the disk or revolving mold-board, and may be madeof any desired length and size to support and strengthen the lower backedge of the mold-board, where the greater part of the strain comes, andthereby also lessens the friction in the axle-bearings of the said disk.I also attach an auxiliary wheel, G, to the axle of said disk by meansof a suitable angular joint connecting the axles of the disk and wheel,preferably formed by a round block, R, to which the ends of the axles ge' are attached at right angles by means of forks g/e", to receive thesaid block. A frame, 6

is provided with suitable bearings, e* e, to

strengthen and steady the axle of the disk. Wheel G has suitablehearings in a slot,-g of the arm 9 which is attached to the plow-beam,

so as to cause the wheel to run on the land side in a line parallel withthe line of the fur- 9o row, the boxes in said slot g being so attachedas to slide up and down, permitting the bearings of the auxiliary wheelto be self-adjustable. This auxiliary or drive wheel may be made ofsufficient weight to drive the disk in any soil; but it is preferablymade with teeth 9*, to give it more force. This device can be used for aright or left hand plow, as desired.

It is operated thus: The bottom of the wheel A is placed in the furrow,so that it will be foo on alevel with the bottom of the plowshare, thebearing of the other wheel being adj ustable in height to level andregulate the depth of the plow. The ratchet-lever is operated byclasping the piece band twisting it as the lever is pushed or pulled tothe desired hole,

and then releasing the same, when the lower end of the springratchet-rod k drops into the hole and .holds it firm. By thisratchet-lever and the rod H, which is supported by rods I and L, andhaving attachments h h h h the back part of the plow is easily raised.The spring-knife F keeps the disk clean, while the auxiliary wheel,assisted by the roller, keeps it constantly revolving.

Having thus described the construction, use, and operation of myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is I 1. The combination of a revolving moldboard in a plow with asleeved support, T, an auxiliary wheel, G, and a continuous revolvingaxle having an angular joint, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. In a plow, the combination of a beam with a share, a revolvingmold-board having an axle which has bearings e c in a frame, c

and an auxiliary wheel, G, having its axle connected by an angular jointwith the axle of the said mold-board, all substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. An auxiliary wheel, G, combined with a revolving mold-board, E, theaxles of which, 9 e, are forked, g g 6 0 and secured to a block, R,substantially as shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

4. A spring ratchet-lever, K, composed of a handle -piece, 70, in whichis attached a cranked bolt, 7c, having bearings 70 k k", a forked lever,k, having a spring ratchet-rod, W, the lower end of which enters holesW, and an arm, 70, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in 0 presenceof two witnesses.

SAMUEL H. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

SEWARD A. HASELTINE, J. T. WHITE.

